| While sitting at a local eatery that has internet access | | | | and send it right back to the client all the while he was |
| and working on one of my websites, I ran into the | | | | sitting on his back porch overlooking the golf course |
| most interesting man. He stopped by my table to ask | | | | from his Florida condo. |
| me a question about buying computer equipment | | | | Starting a tax preparation business is not as hard as |
| because he sees me in this particular restaurant often | | | | you would think with all the education that is available |
| thought I might be able to help him. | | | | and easy access to much more information on the |
| I happened to know the answers to his equipment | | | | internet. The large tax preparation companies like |
| questions and then we got to talking a little bit about his | | | | H&R Block offer educational courses as do the |
| life. Rich, that's his name, started a tax preparation | | | | local community colleges. |
| business out of his house about ten years ago and | | | | Clients are easy to find as most people would rather |
| mad enough supplemental income to buy a second | | | | hire a professional to handle their taxes and most |
| home in Florida for him and his wife to go when the | | | | people would prefer that a person that they know |
| weather got cold in his neck of the woods. | | | | prepare their tax forms. Just placing some small ads in |
| One of the features of owning a tax preparation | | | | the local Pennysaver type papers should get your |
| business was that Rich could be mobile and serve his | | | | phone ringing with prospects. |
| clients whether he was in the same town or a | | | | So if you are a numbers person that likes to serve |
| thousand miles away. With the ability to fax, or scan | | | | people and would like to live the life that Rich does |
| and email as well as using overnight mail, he could get | | | | consider the benefits of starting a tax preparation |
| the required documents, fill out the proper tax forms | | | | business. |